DBs Close Down NFL Combine Media Sessions

INDIANAPOLIS — Players with aspirations of becoming shutdown cornerbacks will be in the group that closes down the media interview sessions of the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Vanderbilt's Kenny Ladler (1) and Dre Hal are two of the 12 defensive backs from SEC schools at the 2014 NFL Combine.

A total of 59 defensive backs (39 cornerbacks, 11 strong safeties and nine free safeties) were invited to the annual evaluation event that includes the media sessions, interviews with teams’ personnel departments, medical exams and on-field timing and testing drills.

In rankings released before the combine, NFL Media analyst Mike Mayock ranked Dennard, Gilbert, Kyle Fuller (Virginia Tech), Verrett and Roby as his top five cornerbacks and Pryor, Clinton-Dix, Lamarcus Joyner (Florida State), Ward and Bucannon as his top five safeties.